Comments on: Read This Before Signing A Web Hosting Contract https://blog.tbwhs.com/read-this-before-signing-a-web-hosting-contract/ Wed, 19 Jun 2019 20:23:35 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 By: Garen https://blog.tbwhs.com/read-this-before-signing-a-web-hosting-contract/#comment-25931 Thu, 30 Apr 2015 05:37:00 +0000 https://tbwhs.com/blog/?p=3519#comment-25931 To find out more about inodes I would check out this article:
https://tbwhs.com/blog/inodes-matter/

CPU is limited on shared servers because there are hundreds of thousands of websites on a single shared server. If a hosting company doesn’t limit this than everyone on that single shared server sites, bog down. Host are left with no option but to suspend the accounts.

It’s important to ask your host what the CPU limit is on a shared account before signing up with them.

]]> By: Garen https://blog.tbwhs.com/read-this-before-signing-a-web-hosting-contract/#comment-25929 Tue, 28 Apr 2015 06:58:00 +0000 https://tbwhs.com/blog/?p=3519#comment-25929 The best way to see if plugins are using a ton of RAM is to check with GTMetrix:
https://tbwhs.com/blog/gtmetrix/
(it will give you all kinds of metrics which you can use to help troubleshoot your WordPress sites.)

Sometimes just rebooting your servers will fix RAM problems on your server. If you’re using a VPS server or something you can always change your PHP dot in (had to type it out PHP hyperlinked to a site LOL) file. A lot of the times the limit to the server is maxed out. You can find out more about it here:
https://php.net/manual/en/ini.core.php

]]> By: Garen https://blog.tbwhs.com/read-this-before-signing-a-web-hosting-contract/#comment-25926 Mon, 27 Apr 2015 16:30:00 +0000 https://tbwhs.com/blog/?p=3519#comment-25926 Hey Rojan,

A lot of hosts will charge for cPanel because it cost them a licensing fee. For shared accounts, most host will give you cPanel for free as an incentive to sign up with them. However, if you sign up with a reseller, VPS, or dedicated plan you typically have to pay a yearly fee for the license.

Hopefully, this helps 🙂

]]> By: Garen https://blog.tbwhs.com/read-this-before-signing-a-web-hosting-contract/#comment-25925 Sun, 26 Apr 2015 15:57:00 +0000 https://tbwhs.com/blog/?p=3519#comment-25925 WordPress sites shouldn’t require very much storage at all. 1 GB should be plenty for a simple WordPress site. You should be good for years unless you have tons of videos. But, if you have videos just use YouTube to host your videos.

]]> By: Garen https://blog.tbwhs.com/read-this-before-signing-a-web-hosting-contract/#comment-25924 Sun, 26 Apr 2015 15:33:00 +0000 https://tbwhs.com/blog/?p=3519#comment-25924 Please read this article on Inodes:
https://tbwhs.com/blog/inodes-matter/

]]> By: Garen https://blog.tbwhs.com/read-this-before-signing-a-web-hosting-contract/#comment-25923 Sun, 26 Apr 2015 15:30:00 +0000 https://tbwhs.com/blog/?p=3519#comment-25923 30 days is actually below the industry standard. Typically, I like to see hosting companies with at least a 45 money-back day guarantee. Keep in mind that some host like Hostgator.com do offer a 45 day money-back guarantee.

I actually used to host with Hostgator and had several accounts with them. I did cancel my service and had a credit on my account, but Hostgator wouldn’t refund my money because it wasn’t in their policy. Instead, I told them to keep the credit, and they have lost a customer.

They didn’t care to make it right, but I guess I have learned my lesson. Giving just credit back isn’t really a money-back policy as far as I am concerned.

]]> By: Garen https://blog.tbwhs.com/read-this-before-signing-a-web-hosting-contract/#comment-26746 Sat, 25 Apr 2015 18:31:22 +0000 https://tbwhs.com/blog/?p=3519#comment-26746 In reply to Deric.

A 30-day money back guarantee is the industry standard. I am happy with 45-day money back guarantees.

]]> By: Garen https://blog.tbwhs.com/read-this-before-signing-a-web-hosting-contract/#comment-25922 Sat, 25 Apr 2015 16:30:00 +0000 https://tbwhs.com/blog/?p=3519#comment-25922 A lot of web hosting companies do not tolerate adult content, spam, hate, phishing, malware, or anything that could violate their terms of service. It’s always a good idea to read over their TOS before signing that contract with any web host. Even if you just quickly glance at it.

Furthermore, I’ve never been a fan of signing a contract with a company for more than 3+ years. Companies can change management (see Hostgator.com review ), TOS can change, and you can really lose a lot of money.

]]> By: Jake Dell https://blog.tbwhs.com/read-this-before-signing-a-web-hosting-contract/#comment-26615 Sat, 25 Apr 2015 16:15:00 +0000 https://tbwhs.com/blog/?p=3519#comment-26615 Great read as I never realized how sneaky these web hosting companies are with their fine print. Especially with the Money Back Guarantees and “Unlimited Everything”. I do have a question though. What exactly are “Inodes”?

]]> By: Garen https://blog.tbwhs.com/read-this-before-signing-a-web-hosting-contract/#comment-25919 Sat, 25 Apr 2015 16:09:00 +0000 https://tbwhs.com/blog/?p=3519#comment-25919 In reply to George Huang.

A lot of webmaster start with GoDaddy.com, but sadly a lot of their customers are not very happy with them. They have some issues which webmasters have been barking about for years.

I talk to webmasters all the time on Twitter and more often than not they are not too happy with the service they have received from them.

Personally, I don’t host with them. I have tried GoDaddy in the past and was always faced with lots of problems. Some webmasters even consider charging 10% more if they are forced to manage sites that are located on their servers. However, I do buy domain names with them. I then just point the DNS to InMotionhosting.com.

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